productivity levels in British industry are 25‐30 per cent lower than in The Netherlands. This is seen to reflect slower investment …

Uses a model of technical change embodied in capital equipment to analyse average labour productivity growth …. Determinants of productivity growth identified in this analysis are: (1) the rate of labour‐saving technical change; (2) the … average labour productivity growth in a cross‐section of Australian manufacturing industries.  …

: that indications are that technological change is input biased in the food, drink and tobacco industries; and that these …

Extends the approach of an earlier article which studies the underlying trend rate of growth of labour productivity in … the post‐war UK economy. Analyses productivity growth trends in the member countries of the OECD. Also explores some … implications for the productivity slow‐down debate. Begins by providing a brief summary of the estimation method used, then reports …

Compares the productivity record of 30 manufacturing industries in UK and Germany in 1979 and 1989. Discusses the … framework is used to estimate relative multi‐factor productivity levels. Concludes that, although Germany had a strong labour … productivity advantage in 1989, Britain′s relative position had improved considerably since 1979. By 1989 German superiority could …

’ productivity, quality, satisfaction, performance, and appears to be effective. However, less than half of the surveyed respondents …

Wages in Eastern Germany have risen in excess of productivity growth. The usual argument is that this has been one of …

, are the building blocks to construct motivation, productivity and commitment. It is up to management to create this …

Characteristic successes of Germany’s social market economy include both stability and productivity growth, yet mass … particular, sluggish employment growth – but also helps firms to generate innovation, productivity growth and sustainable … competitive advantage. This implies the need for a renewed “social contract”, in which consensus not only generates productivity …